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NCAA moves to end passengers’ maltreatment

OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN explores the age-long, unending face-off between air travellers and local airlines There is no end in sight in the battle between Nigerian airline operators and passengers as different dramas unfold at different times. The ugly bickering is majorly caused by flight cancellations, delays, or loss of valuables, to mention but a few. Passengers...
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Fintech firm Sycamore obtains SEC licence

Sycamore, a Nigerian financial technology company with over N10bn in assets under management, has announced the acquisition of a Securities and Exchange Commission licence to operate as a fund/portfolio manager. The company has also appointed Oluwagbenga Magbagbeola, former Managing Director of ARM Securities, to lead its asset management division, according to a statement from the...
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Minister excited over AAAU take-off, ACI award

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced that the African Aviation and Aerospace University has fully taken off and is now one of the leading institutions of its kind in Africa. Speaking on the university’s progress and its importance in aviation and aerospace education, Keyamo highlighted this during the ministerial press...
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AfDB appoints chair, vice chair for DAI panel

Members of the African Development Bank Group’s Disclosure and Access to Information Appeals Panel have selected Mohammed Nyaoga and Devalingum Naiken Gopalla as chairperson and vice-chairperson, respectively, reinforcing the bank group’s commitment to transparency and accountability. The selection of the chairs took place during the panel’s induction and working session, held virtually on March 6...
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Tax bills implementation will transform economy – ICAN

The 60th president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Davidson Alaribe, has said that the religious implementation of the tax reform bills, when passed into law, could transform the Nigerian economy. Alaribe said this during a reception held in his honour under the theme ‘Understanding the Nigeria Tax Reforms, ‘ which also had...
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Appoint national export adviser, Adeosun urges Tinubu

Former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has called on President Bola Tinubu to name a National Export Adviser, noting that there are more opportunities in export than in import. Adeosun made the call during her keynote address at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank’s International Women’s Day Conference Day 2025, themed “For All Women: Rights. Equality. Empowerment”,...
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Routepay MD proffers alternatives to new ATM charges

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Routepay Fintech Limited, Abayomi Olomu, has suggested digital banking alternatives to the use of automated teller machines to reduce costs. Olomu’s suggestions came on the heels of the implementation of the new transaction fees on automated teller machines used as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The country’s...
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Accion MfB offers free medical screening for women

Accion Microfinance Bank, in partnership with Leadway Assurance, has provided free medical checkups to over 100 women at its head office in Lagos in commemoration of International Women’s Month and as part of its corporate social responsibility. According to a statement from the bank on Monday, the initiative aimed to raise awareness about the importance...
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FG pledges to address labour crisis at Sterling Oil

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, says it is taking action to address Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company’s alleged anti-labour practices. The board also recalled how Sterling Oil had repeatedly violated its local content directives, saying it will not fail to sanction firms that flagrantly flout provisions of...
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